sect_n x._o christ_n install_v into_o his_o ministry_n by_o baptism_n and_o by_o the_o unction_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n his_o pedigree_n by_o his_o mother_n mary_n st._n matthew_n chap._n iii_o st._n mark_v chap._n i._n st._n luke_n chap._n iii_o ver._n 13._o then_o 〈◊〉_d jesus_n from_o galilee_n to_o jordan_n unto_o john_n to_o be_v baptize_v of_o he_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o those_o day_n that_o jesus_n come_v from_o nazareth_n in_o galilee_n  _fw-fr 14_o but_o john_n forbid_v he_o say_v i_o have_v â—â—ed_v to_o be_v baptize_v of_o thou_o and_o come_v thou_o to_o i_o 15_o and_o jesus_n answer_v say_v unto_o he_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v so_o now_o for_o this_o it_o become_v we_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n then_o he_o suffer_v he_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 16_o and_o jesus_n when_o he_o be_v baptize_v go_v up_o straightway_o out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o lo_o the_o heaven_n be_v open_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o see_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n descend_v like_o a_o dove_n and_o light_v upon_o he_o 17_o and_o lâ—e_z a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v and_o be_v baptize_v of_o john_n in_o jordan_n 10_o and_o straightway_o come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n he_o see_v the_o heaven_n open_v and_o the_o spirit_n like_o a_o dove_n descend_v upon_o he_o 11_o and_o there_o come_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v thou_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v ver_fw-la 21._o now_o when_o all_o the_o people_n be_v baptize_v and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o jesus_n also_o be_v baptize_v and_o pray_v the_o heaven_n be_v open_v 22._o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v in_o a_o bodily_a shape_n like_o a_o dove_n upon_o he_o and_o a_o voice_n come_v from_o heaven_n which_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o thou_o i_o be_o well_o please_v 23_o and_o jesus_n himself_o begin_v to_o be_v about_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n be_v as_o be_v suppose_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o heli_n 24_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o mattâ—at_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o melchi_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o janna_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n 25_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o mathias_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o amos_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o naum_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o esli_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o nag_n 26_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o maath_v which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o mathias_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o semei_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o juda_n 27_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o joannâ—_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o physa_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o zorobabel_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o salâ—thiel_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o neri_n 28_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o melchi_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o adâ—i_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o cosam_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o elmodam_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o er_o 29_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o â—â—se_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o eliezâ—â—_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o joram_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o matthat_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n 30_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o simeon_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o judah_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jonan_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o eliakim_n 31_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o melea_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o menan_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o mattatha_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o nathan_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n 32_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jesse_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o obed_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o booz_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o salmon_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o naasson_n 33_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o aminadab_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o aram_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o esrom_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o phares_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o juda_n 34_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o isaac_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o abraham_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o thara_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o nachor_n 35_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o saruch_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o ragan_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o phaleg_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o heber_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o sala_n 36_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o cainan_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o arphaxad_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o sâ—m_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o noah_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o lamech_v 37_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o methusalem_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o enoch_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jared_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o maleleeâ—_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o cainan_n 38_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o enos_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o seth_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n reason_n of_o the_o order_n there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n or_o scruple_n about_o the_o subsequency_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o section_n to_o that_o that_o be_v next_o before_o for_o the_o three_o evangelist_n have_v so_o unanimous_o rank_v they_o together_o that_o the_o order_n need_v no_o more_o confirmation_n but_o about_o this_o latter_a part_n or_o the_o genealogy_n of_o christ_n there_o be_v something_o more_o difficulty_n for_o some_o harmonist_n have_v bring_v this_o line_n of_o luke_n and_o that_o of_o matthew_n together_o some_o bring_v matthews_n hither_o with_o luke_n to_o christ_n baptism_n and_o other_o this_o of_o luke_n to_o the_o time_n of_o matthews_n to_o christ_n birth_n but_o as_o the_o evangelist_n have_v lay_v they_o asunder_o so_o be_v they_o to_o be_v keep_v asunder_o and_o to_o be_v dispose_v in_o the_o harmony_n according_a as_o they_o lie_v for_o pregnant_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v why_o the_o two_o have_v lay_v they_o at_o time_n so_o far_o distant_a why_o matthew_n at_o our_o saviour_n birth_n the_o reason_n be_v give_v there_o in_o their_o proper_a place_n and_o why_o luke_n at_o his_o baptism_n may_v be_v the_o better_o see_v by_o look_v on_o the_o promise_n gen._n 3._o 15._o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n matthew_n write_v his_o gospel_n chief_o for_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o to_o show_v and_o approve_v jesus_n for_o the_o messiah_n by_o his_o pedigree_n which_o be_v the_o main_a and_o the_o chief_a thing_n that_o that_o nation_n look_v after_o for_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o true_a christ_n this_o he_o do_v therefore_o at_o the_o story_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o begin_v it_o from_o abraham_n who_o be_v the_o ultima_fw-la analysis_n or_o the_o further_a that_o they_o care_v to_o look_v after_o as_o concern_v his_o descent_n but_o luke_n a_o companion_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o all_o his_o travail_n write_v his_o gospel_n for_o the_o gentile_n as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o he_o show_v christ_n descent_n at_o the_o story_n of_o that_o time_n at_o which_o he_o be_v first_o bear_v towards_o the_o gentile_n that_o be_v at_o his_o revelation_n at_o his_o baptism_n from_o whence_o he_o first_o begin_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o promise_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n the_o evangelist_n sweet_o expound_v in_o this_o genealogy_n show_v through_o seventy_o five_o descent_n that_o he_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n promise_v to_o adam_n in_o the_o garden_n and_o therefore_o he_o draw_v his_o line_n from_o adam_n in_o who_o loin_n the_o gentile_n be_v for_o who_o he_o write_v as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n when_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v the_o latter_a word_n shall_v break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n begin_v to_o take_v place_n from_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n and_o forward_a and_o first_o in_o his_o victory_n against_o satan_n temptation_n which_o be_v the_o very_a next_o story_n that_o the_o evangelist_n handle_v and_o then_o in_o his_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o power_n of_o which_o must_v destroy_v the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n from_o that_o time_n forward_o harmony_n and_o explanation_n mat._n 3._o ver_fw-la 13._o then_o jesus_n come_v etc._n etc._n the_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v six_o month_n current_n in_o work_v and_o prepare_v for_o before_o it_o be_v finish_v and_o set_v up_o for_o on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o month_n tisri_n
the_o three_o silence_n that_o hear_v it_o and_o see_v what_o be_v do_v matth._n 17._o 9_o and_o yet_o shall_v let_v this_o voice_n and_o vision_n from_o heaven_n be_v so_o public_a as_o to_o be_v hear_v and_o see_v of_o all_o the_o people_n four_o john_n himself_o tell_v that_o this_o revelation_n be_v give_v chief_o if_o not_o only_o for_o his_o sake_n joh._n 1._o 33._o five_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o baptist_n be_v the_o mean_n that_o god_n have_v ordain_v to_o bring_v the_o people_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n john_n 1._o 7._o 31._o and_o this_o revelation_n to_o bring_v the_o baptist_n to_o it_o six_o have_v all_o the_o people_n be_v partaker_n of_o this_o sight_n and_o voice_n john_n have_v need_v no_o more_o to_o have_v point_v christ_n out_o but_o the_o people_n will_v have_v know_v he_o as_o well_o as_o he_o nor_o can_v the_o opinion_n have_v ever_o prevail_v as_o it_o do_v that_o value_v john_n above_o he_o six_o when_o john_n show_v he_o forth_o with_o the_o 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and_o preach_v but_o wheâ—_n he_o be_v shut_v up_o then_o instant_o choose_v he_o other_o now_o if_o any_o doubt_n of_o the_o possibility_n of_o this_o and_o question_n how_o can_v john_n see_v and_o hear_v these_o thing_n and_o the_o other_o company_n that_o be_v present_a not_o do_v so_o as_o well_o as_o he_o the_o answer_n may_v be_v ready_o give_v by_o example_n of_o elishaes_n servant_n 2_o king_n 6._o 17._o and_o the_o two_o man_n that_o go_v to_o emmauâ—_n luke_n 24._o for_o the_o mountain_n be_v full_a of_o horse_n and_o chariot_n of_o fire_n and_o elisha_n perceive_v they_o but_o his_o servant_n do_v not_o till_o his_o eye_n be_v open_v in_o a_o more_o special_a manner_n and_o christ_n it_o be_v like_o be_v in_o the_o same_o shape_n and_o appearance_n upon_o the_o way_n when_o they_o know_v he_o not_o that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o house_n when_o they_o do_v but_o till_o then_o their_o eye_n be_v hold_v yet_o if_o any_o one_o will_v suppose_v that_o the_o people_n see_v the_o 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unto_o the_o people_n and_o such_o a_o one_o be_v the_o sign_n give_v to_o moses_n exod._n 3._o 12._o not_o for_o his_o first_o instruction_n that_o he_o be_v send_v by_o god_n but_o for_o his_o confirmation_n in_o that_o wherein_o he_o be_v before_o instruct_v nor_o that_o neither_o so_o much_o for_o himself_o as_o for_o the_o people_n ss_z i_o have_v need_n to_o be_v baptize_v of_o thou_o he_o mean_v not_o with_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n which_o he_o himself_o administer_v to_o other_o but_o with_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o first_o christ_n himself_o baptize_v none_o with_o water_n at_o all_o joh._n 4._o 2._o but_o refer_v the_o administration_n of_o this_o sacrament_n to_o other_o second_o the_o baptism_n wherewith_o he_o baptize_v be_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ver_fw-la 11._o and_o it_o can_v be_v doubt_v that_o when_o john_n speak_v of_o be_v baptize_v by_o christ_n he_o mean_v the_o proper_a baptism_n wherewith_o christ_n baptize_v three_o it_o be_v 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and_o thence_o his_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o first_o passeover_n of_o the_o four_o joh._n 2._o 13._o so_o that_o it_o be_v thus_o apparent_a that_o the_o length_n or_o space_n of_o his_o preach_v be_v three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a from_o his_o baptise_v to_o his_o suffering_n it_o be_v withal_o consider_v that_o he_o die_v at_o easter_n it_o will_v ready_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v baptize_v half_o a_o year_n before_o that_o time_n of_o the_o year_n namely_o in_o the_o month_n tisri_n or_o september_n and_o it_o be_v again_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v baptize_v when_o he_o be_v just_a enter_v upon_o a_o new_a year_n of_o his_o age_n as_o shall_v be_v observe_v anon_o it_o will_v thence_o likewise_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v at_o the_o same_o time_n of_o the_o year_n also_o and_o who_o be_v he_o that_o can_v imagine_v that_o the_o renownednesse_n and_o fame_n of_o this_o month_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n both_o before_o the_o law_n and_o under_o it_o be_v 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